Jiang's phrase for a managed regional rivalry that lets an outside empire preserve influence by keeping adversaries dependent on its mediation and military support.
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divided war
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Well, you do it by creating divided war. By supporting Japan in its conflict with China. And, now that you have, you know, these..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Well, you do it by creating divided war. By supporting Japan in its conflict with China. And, now that you have, you know, these..."
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"Well, you do it by creating divided war. By supporting Japan in its conflict with China. And, now that you have, you know, these..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Jiang's through-line is that a declining empire does not retreat cleanly.
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